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Chapter 17 Key Terms
Chapter 17 Key Terms
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History
10th Grade
11/25/2008

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Cartographer (1)
Definition
Mapmakers.
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Line of Demarcation (1)
Definition
An imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic drawn by the pope that divided land between the Spanish and the Portuguese.
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Circumnavigation (1)
Definition
Circling of the globe.
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Conquistador (2)
Definition
Conquerors.
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Triangular Trade (2)
Definition
The slave trade in which ships sailed the legs of a triangle formed by Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
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Middle Passage (2)
Definition
An enslaved person's journey from Africa to the Americas. It was the middle leg of the triangular trade along a 3,000 mile stretch.
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Joint-Stock Company (3)
Definition
Organizations that sold stock, or shares, in a venture.
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Entrepreneur (3)
Definition
Individuals who combined money, ideas, raw materials, and labor to make goods and profits.
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Mercantilism (3)
Definition
Theory that a state's power depended on its wealth.
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Bullion (3)
Definition
Gold and silver.
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Balance of Trade (3)
Definition
Exporting more goods than importing.
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